fibril

Noun

Meaning

A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

strand filament barb fibre chain string hair wire fiber grain thread wool cord vein yarn
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Antonyms

anachronism unstring

Hypernyms

fibre fiber

Hyponyms

barb gossamer cobweb rhizoid myofibril paraphysis

Examples

They found that increased lung tissue stiffness only occurred where there were higher amounts of the mature cross-linked collagen and that, in these samples, the structure of each collagen building block -- or fibril -- was altered. Source: Internet

Fibronectin in the Reinke's space appeared to guide those fibers and orient the fibril deposition. Source: Internet

Many tropocollagens then bind together to form a fibril, and many of these then form a fibre. Source: Internet

"Taking a drug to promote fibril formation could be one way to reduce toxicity in SOD1-ALS," Dokholyan said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fibrewood fibric fibriform fibrilization fibrilize fibrilized